Our free consultation program and on-site workplace safety training provides a safety review of workplaces and job sites. Our professional staff will help employers identify and quickly address safety and health hazards to meet OSHA requirements and provide recommendations to eliminate or reduce hazards and improve the overall health and safety of employees, in both the private and public sectors.
There are no fees charged for the consultation, nor are fines or penalties levied for any safety or health hazards observed during the consultation. The consultation may include:
Workplace hazard assessments
Employee sampling to determine workplace exposures
Recommendations to control and eliminate safety & health hazards
Assistance with OSHA regulations compliance
Evaluation & development of safety & health programs
Safety & Health Management System evaluation
Safety & health training provided at SafetyFestMT
Education on the Montana Safety Culture Act requirements
Safety brochures and materials.
With your cooperation and commitment, an effective consultation may reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.
Employers or employees, with the approval from the employer, may request this service by contacting the Montana Department of Labor & Industry Safety and Health Bureau, at (406) 494-0324.
The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) is designed to recognize employers for OSHA standards compliance and their exemplary safety and health management systems. Worksites that receive SHARP recognition are exempt from OSHA programmed inspections for up to 2 years, and subsequent renewal for up to 3 years.
By achieving SHARP status, you have placed yourself in an elite group of small businesses that maintain exemplary safety and health management systems. In addition:
Work with Montana's Safety and Health Consultation Program to identify and implement best practices
Develop an innovative safety and health management system
Boost employee morale by creating a safe, healthy workplace
Involve employees to continuously improve workplace conditions
Receive national recognition from OSHA for achieving SHARP status
Improve efficiency by lowering worker compensation costs